Miles williams



Patented July 1I, 1,893.

(No Model.)

" M. WILLIAMS.

RAILWAY SIGNAL. No. 501,126.

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UNTTnn STATES PATENT @Trice MILES VILLIAMS, OE BOOTLE, ENGLAND.

RAILWAY-SIGNAL.

SPECIFICATON forming part of Letters Patent No. 501,126, dated July 11,1893. Application filed January 7, 1893- Serial No. 457,695. (No model.)Patented in England March 24, 1891, No. 5,204.

To a/ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MILES WILLIAMS,asub ject of the Queen of GreatBritain, and a resident of Bootle, in the county of Lancaster, England,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway and otherSignals, (for which I have obtained a patent in Great Britain, No.5,204, dated March 24, 1891,) of which the following is a full, clear,and exact specification.-

My invention relates to railroad signals, and the object thereof is toobtain an effective and permanent bright, plain White, or coloredsurface, upon plates or arms or other signals used upon railroads.

My invention consists in placing or securing plain White or coloredenameled iron, steel, copper, tin or other metal upon the signal platesor arms of railways'. v

Referring to the drawing, which represents an elevation of a railroadsignal post with arm attached, embodying my invention.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

A, represents a signal post, to the top of which is pivoted the signalarm B, in the manner shown, which illustrates part or portion C, longerthan part D. The part D, is provided With an opening covered with vapiece of colored glass. The part O, of the arm B, has heretofore beenpainted on one or both sides the required signaling color, which isliable to be washed off by the rain or snow, or destoyed by excessiveheat. When this takes place, the signal arm is misleading, and is liableto be wrongly interpreted by the engineer and cause an accident. Toobviate this difficulty, I secure, by any suitable means, on one or bothsides of the part C, of the arm Ytinguish the color.

B, a metallic plate F, of the same size as the arm B. These metallicplates-F, are made of enameled iron, steel, copper, tin or other metalmade plain white, or colored according to the signal used. By thisarrangement or substitution, I am able to give the signal board apermanent, bright, plain white or colored enameled surface which isdurable, alwaysbright and effective, and which does not require to beconstantly renewed like the present painted signal boards on railways,which require to be constantly repainted, else they become dull andindistinct, which might cause serious accidents, through the engineerfailing to dis- The metal signal plates F, are rendered bright andthorougly cleansed by acid, and other chemical solutions and water; thesurfaces of such plates are then covered with the required enamelingcoating, which may consist of a highly transparent and fusible glass,colored by any suitable substance to produce the desired color. 'Iheenameling substance is made to adhere to the plate by heat, by means ofa blow pipe, or any other suitable method.

What I claim is- In railway signals, the signal arm B, with open end D,and long end C, the latter painted with the required color and afterwardenameled for the purpose hereinbefore specified and set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this11th day of May, b1892.

MILES WILLIAMS.

Witnesses:

Trios. MORGAN, WM. J. JENKINS.

